Benjamin Davis Tyler

Benjamin Davis Tyler June 28, 1922- April 27, 2005 COLUMBUS, GA— Benjamin Davis Tyler, 82, of Columbus, died Wednesday, April 27 in Doctor's Hospital, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30 at First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Charles Hasty Jr., and Dr. Buddy Cooper will officiate with a private interment in Parkhill Cemetery according to Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road. Active pallbearers will be Clifton Fay, James Key Pound, Kenneth Henson, Theodore E.G. Pound, Clarke Groover and Seth Pound. Mr. Tyler was born June 28, 1922 in Richmond, VA the son of the late Dr. Dorsey Goodwin Tyler and the late Esther Bennett Tyler. He spent his early years at Linden Farm, Rapidan, VA. He graduated from Woodberry Forest Preparatory School and then went on to Princeton University. He had lived in Columbus most of his life and was former president of Williams Lumber Company and Tyler Associates. Mr. Tyler was a protestant by faith. He was a veteran of World War II where he was a member of the ski troops and was deployed in Japan for one year. Mr. Tyler was a Emeritus Board Member of Columbus Bank & Trust, Country Club of Columbus, and River Club. He was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Dorsey Tyler, a granddaughter, Mary Katherine Tyler. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Golden Tyler; his children, Barbara Tyler Frickel and her husband, Peter of Sarasota, Fla., Virginia Tyler Hammond and her husband, Mike of Columbus, Cynthia Tyler Davis and her husband, Phillip of Atlanta, Benjamin Davis Tyler, Jr., and his wife, Carol of Moultrie; grandchildren, Ben Tyler Frickel, Mark Frickel, Dorothy Stover Sapp, Robert Charles Stover, Jr., Sara Tillman Tyler, Lydia Bennett Tyler and Andrew Bennett Davis; great grandchildren, Allison Stover, David Raymond Sapp, Virginia Elizabeth Sapp and Benjamin David Sapp; step-grandchildren, Lacey Keller, Matt Keller, Krissy Keller and Michael Hammond; six nephews. In lieu of flowers, those so desiring may contribute to Paws Columbus, 5734 Windsor Dr., Columbus, GA 31909. Those who wish may sign the online registry at www.striffler-hamby.com